True stories take over big screens
Hot Docs, the documentary film festival, is filling screens with 171 films from 39 countries over 11 days. The real-life, real lives festival is celebrating its 16th anniversary and... Read the full post
Beatrice Arthur, 86: Actress
Beatrice Arthur has died at the age of 86 at her home, according to a spokesperson. Arthur had been suffering from cancer for some time. “She was a brilliant and witty woman.... Read the full post
New on DVD: The Wrestler
The Wrestler is an honest, gritty look at what happens to the superstars of wrestling entertainment once the cameras and spotlights no longer smile down upon them. It’s also been... Read the full post
New on Blu-ray: Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989 – 1997
The Batman franchise is one of the most successful in comic book-movie history; and it continues to thrive. The Batman Anthology contains the first four film installments, starring... Read the full post
New on DVD: Cassandra’s Dream
Woody Allen made a film without Scarlett Johansson. Coincidentally, it’s quite a bit better than his last few ventures. Ian (Ewan McGregor) is unsatisfied with his lot in life.... Read the full post
New on DVD: Martyrs
When it comes to horror, you need look no farther than France. In the early ‘70s, a 10-year-old girl who’d been missing for months is found running down an empty road. She looks... Read the full post
New on DVD: The Day the Earth Stood Still
This is an update of a 1951 film of the same name that maintains a very similar message. A swarm of government agents show up at Helen’s (Jennifer Connelly) door and ”request”... Read the full post
New on DVD: The Reader
The Reader addresses the void in films that address issues confronting the generation born after the Holocaust in Germany. In post-WWII Germany, teen Michael Berg (David Kross) falls... Read the full post
New on DVD: The Broken
There’s an eerie quality to mirrors that most simply choose to ignore … but you can never be sure of what’s looking back at you. Gina’s (Lena Headey) life is... Read the full post
New on DVD: Marley & Me
Marley & Me goes as most animal flicks – the first few acts are very endearing and funny while the final act is a tearjerker. John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston)... Read the full post





